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Aug. 31 1926. I 1 593 559 H. BLUME ET AL PIPE HOLDER Filed April 17, 1926 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Harold ,BZwme 78777 7 Gardner mvsm'on I 1am $2M BY W a y a ATTORNEY WITNESS:

Patented Aug. 31, 1926.

UNITED STATES HAROLD BLU'MIE, OF MORTON, MINNESOTA, AND VERNON GARDNER, OF FAIBVIEW,

MONTANA.

PIPE HOLDER.

Application filed April 17, 1926.

Our present invention has reference to a simple means for effectively locking pipe sections together in an easy, quick and tl1oroiighly efficient manner.

A further object is the provision of means for looking a stove pipe section in an opening in a chimney breast and for locking to said section other stove pipe sections which lead directly to the smoke outlet of a stove,

:; furnace or the like.

To the attainment of the above broadly stated objects and others which will appear as the nature of the invention is better understood, the improvement resides in the simple construction, combination and operative association of parts, a satisfactory em bodiment of which is illustrated by the accompanying drawings.

In the drawings:

Figure l is a View illustrating my improvement in applied position, the chimney breast being in section. V

Figure 2 is an enlarged through the elbow sectional view pipe member showing the manner in which the pipe sections are secured on the ends thereof.

Figure 3 is a fragmentary perspective view of the metal strap employed.

Figure 41- is a substantial central longitudinal sectional View through the anchor.

Figure 5 is a plan view from which the base element of the anchor is formed.

Figure 6 is a plan View of the removable and adjustable finger which cooperates with the anchor base.

Figure 7 is a perspective view of the an chor complete.

We have shown our improvement in connection with stove pipe sections which lead from a stove or furnace 1 to a chimney flue 2. It is, of course to be understood that we do not wish our invention restricted to a securing and locking means for stove pipe sections, as the same may be used with equal eliicienoy upon other pipe sections or the like which have interfitting ends. The chimney breast is indicated by the numeral 3 and in the opening that communicates with the flue 2 there is arranged the usual terra cotta sleeve 4-. The stove pipe section that is passed through the sleeve 4 is indicated for distinction by the numeral 5. Arranged overthe top of the stove pipe section 5 there is a flat plate 6 that provides the base of our improved anchor. In this connection We de- Serial No. 102,747.

sire to direct attention to the fact that both our anchoring and securing means are arranged upon the top of the horizontal stove pipe sections and is therefore so positioned as to not attract attention. is bent upon score lines 7 and 8 and is rounded on the score line 9. These elements present an upstanding finger 10 and the outer element of the finger is slitted longitudinally and transversely to provide a The removable and adjust-able finger is formed from a single piece of suitable spri, 5 metal, as disclosed by l igure 6 of the dram ings, the said metal being centrally bent upon itself to provide the contacting and parallel arms of a finger 16. Prior to the bending of the metal, the plate constituting the finger 16 is formed adjacent to its ends with rectangular openings 17 and the said plate in a line with the center of these open ings, is bent in opposite directions to provide foot portions 18. e openings 17 are of a size to permit of the sliding of the finger 16 on the base plate 6 and ratcheting over the spring lips, or in reality the spring teeth 14. When the finger 16 is moved to a position to contact with the outer end of the chimney breast or with the outer end of the sleeve 1, the lower portion of the said finger will be frictionally engaged by one of the spring lips or teeth 14, and the contacting engagement of the base 6, as Well as the spring fingers or lips 1% with the bore of the sleeve 4 will exert a suflicient friction upon the stove pipe section 5 as to effectively hold one end of the same in the chimney flue.

Through the opening or eye at the outer end of the base plate 6 I secure the eye end 20 of a comparatively thin and narrow spring metal tape 21. This tape is trained along the top of the upper or horizontal stove pipe sections and as disclosed by Figure 2 of the drawings is trained The plate b through the outer or horizontal sleeve end 22 ofthe elbow 2 for the pipe sections. The tape is drawn taut and arranged at an angle in the elbow 23 and has its second end passed between the elbow and the socket end 24: of the upper member of the vertical stove pipe sections. The tape is then trained along the outer side of the vertical line of pipe sections and may have its free end secured to the lower of the vertical pipe sections, although preferably, the end of the tape is rounded or bent upon itself and inserted in the end of the said lower stove pipe section. This bend is contacted by the collar which surrounds the outlet smoke opening in the stove or furnace 1.

The simplicity of our improvement, the chcapness at which it may be constructed and the advantages thereof will, it is believed, be perfectly apparent to those skilled in the art to which such invention relates when the foregoing description has been carefully read in connection with the accompanying drawings. 0, of course, do not wish to be restricted to the precise details of construction herein set forth and therefore hold ourselves entitled to make such changes therefrom as fairly fall. within the scope of what we claim.

Having described the invention, we claim The combination with a stove, furnace or the like, chimney and stove pipe sections, including vertical members and an elbow connecting the vertical members with the horizontal members, the outer stove pipe sec tion of the horizontal members being received through the chimney breast and partly projected into the chimney flue, of an anchor on the last mentioned stove pipe section, including a flat plate bent upon itself adjacent one of its ends to provide an upstanding finger which is formed with a lip, said plate having its end opposite the finger bent angular-1y and engaged by the lip, said finger designed to contact with the outer wall of the chimney flue, said plate having spaced upstanding yieldable spring teeth, second finger which has an angle base portion and which is slotted in a line with said base, to receive the plate therethrough and to permit of the second mentioned linger sliding on said plate and being engaged by one of the spring fingers when the said second finger is in contact with the chimney breast, a comparatively thin metal tape connected to the plate and arranged on top of the stove pipe sections, and passed through the socket end of the elbow and directed past the socket end of the vertical stove pipe section received in the elbow and from thence against the remainder of the said vertical stove pipe sections and secured to the lower of said. sections.

In testimony whereof we affix our signatures.

HAROLD BLUME. VERNON GARDNERv 

